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Asante peoples, Ghana
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National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10589

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Wedding

You are attending a family wedding and decide to wear a kente named Sika fre mogya ("money attracts blood"), which means if you are wealthy your relatives will flock to you. By wearing this cloth, you are stating that your relative is hard working and has the means to support his new family.

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